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04 Sep 2018

The Miracle of School

Hope and Healing InternationalSeptember 04, 2018No commentsGeneral Disability, education

My wife is a teacher, and today (in Canada) kids are going back to school. We sometimes take school for granted. Certainly most Canadian kids do. In my experience working internationally education is one of the key tools in breaking the cycle of poverty to whole communities. It is even more crucial in the cycle of poverty and disability....

13 Oct 2016

An A-Typical Thanksgiving

Ed EppOctober 13, 2016No commentsEmergency, Haiti Disability, Disaster, Earthquake, families, generosity, thankfulness

Guest Blogger – Brian Hatchell, Hope and Healing This past weekend was Thanksgiving here in Canada. I must admit I don’t typically give a lot of thought to ‘giving thanks’ over this holiday. Consider me odd, or just self-absorbed, honestly, neither would be wrong. My focus over most holidays is always on being in the presence of my family,...

30 Jun 2016

I Want a Hug

Hope and Healing InternationalJune 30, 2016No commentsFrom the Field, General children, Community Based Rehabilitation, Disabilities, Disability, healing hugs, hope, Tanzania

A Hope and Healing program officer recently returned from Tanzania. She reported that a recent addition to therapy for non-verbal children was a ‘communications board’. Along with the care-giver, community worker who knows the child, a communications “need list” is designed. These include a picture of food, toilet, and other every day needs. Each board is designed, however,...

10 Oct 2015

4 Concerns with New Global Goals

Hope and Healing InternationalOctober 10, 2015No commentsSustainable Development Goals Disability, SDG's, Sustainable Development Goals, UN, United Nations

The Friday before last, (September 25), the United Nations passed the “Sustainable Development Goals” (SDGs). These global targets are meant to drive the development agenda for the next decade. They replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) adopted by world leaders at a UN summit in September 2000. Contrary to the MDGs, the new goals (SDGs) explicitly mention disability 11...

10 Nov 2011

Greetings from Ethiopia

plamNovember 10, 2011No commentsFrom the Field, General Disability, empowerment, Ethiopia, livelihood, Micro-finance loan

We had a good day. We drove out about 130 km to one of the CBR programs in the network. It was a very impressive program. They began by giving us a report on the program, and went through the CBR matrix (community-based rehabilitation) and showed in each category (health, education, livelihood, social, empowerment) their targets and achievements. I...

06 Dec 2010

Celebrating Ability!

Hope and Healing InternationalDecember 06, 2010No commentsGeneral Disability, Olympian, Tracey Ferguson

Last Friday Hope and Healing organized an afternoon event at the Portage Trail Junior School – celebrating the UN Day for Persons with Disabilities. It was a great event. I was amazed and encouraged how this school has integrated students of all abilities.